Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-16
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska Jottings.

SoIH- piChcrS are uOrOuu III JIle ucluS.
The packing house at Nebraska City
is actively slaughtering.
The general sentiment of the west is
in favor Of the fall style of anarchy.
Ainsworth is building court house
and Matching hopes of another railroad.
The daughter OF james Colman, of
Wymore, was fatally injured by run
away team last Saturday.
Nebraska City has renewed her flirta-
tion with the Wabash. 1t is feared the
completion Of the bridge will bring
them togetherin a bending embrace
The Evening Democrat of Hastings
closed brief and interesting career
last Monday. The pride of Duke Thomp-
son relapsed into weekly, owing TO the
lack of remuneration for mental and
physical anxiety.
Senator Casper, of the Butler County
Press, reads the riot act to the Doodle
democrats of the county, and points out
to them the path of shame and degra-
dation that led to the defeat Of tho
county ticket. The mercenary ele-
ments controlled caucus and convention,
spurned the decent men of the party,
and dug their political graves wide and
deep.
One year ago to-day winter with
retinue of frigid minions swooped down
on this section of the northwest and for
forty-eight hours held furious carnival
like dissolute cOnqueror of old. 1t was
thoroughly piercing opening of a cam
paign which continued almost unbroken
for four months. A continuance Of the
present delightful weather will dissipate
the chilling memory of last year and
make whole hearted the Alleluiahs on
Thanksgiving day.
Tho Beatrice Express and the Falls
City Journal agree that Church Howe
| was master of ceremonies at that car
nival of treachery" that resulted in the
withdrawal of Humphrey from the judi
clad race. The latter paper says that
Humphrey was goaded to the verge of
| madness by the lies of Howe and the
| minions that Howe sent to him, and
even after Humphrey had reconsidered
his insane action in writing his letter of
| withdrawal, Church Howe took Hum
| phrey to the depot and there dictated
the dispatch sent by Humphrey to the
BEE. OF course Howe denies this. He
would not be the thorough liar he is if
travelling man was in the depot at the
time, and saw Howe debating the dis
patch. This is the worst stab the re-
publican party has ever received from
the treacherous hand of that sneaking
political assassin, Church Howe"
Iowa Items.
More machinery will be put into the
canning factory at Davenport next
| spring.
| The railway conductors living in
Creston will give a banquet and ball on
xthe Oath.
The Fort Madison paper mills manu-
facture and ship on an average over ten
tons of paper each day.
Charles Fisher, of Emmetsburg, was
kicked by vicious horse, breaking in
his skull, so there is no chance for his
recovery.
All the records, accounts and valua-
Davenport were burned. The supposed
tlre-prOof vault was useless.
The new Congregational church at
Iowa Falls was dedicated last Sunday.
The assembly room is 40 by go feet, the
lecture room 26A by 32, the ladies' par
lor 16 by 20 and the kitchen 16 by 20.
Dakota.
Residents of Fargo are circulating q
petition praying for admission as one
state.
Union county has invested 81 200 in q
poor farm and 81 900 in u poor house To-
Gated seven miles from Elk Point.
Pierre rejoices over the fact that
Commissioner Mcclure will come back
to that city and have the immigration
Office there.
The building activity of Custer City
continues. A site has been purchased
for a new Catholic church to be erected
there, and other building operations are
contemplated.
The teaching process of treating low
grade ore promises to put millions in the
pockets Of the Black Hills people. The
test recently made by Prof. Clark, OF
Nevada, was complete success. This
fact enhances the value of all mining
property in the Hills. The details of
the test have not yet been published.